Thursday, August 1, 2024

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Burdekin region mills Week 6, ending 20 July 2024

Cane crushed
This week
Season to date
Invicta
100,272
510,925
Pioneer
60,159
226,816
Kalamia
62,760
321,076
Inkerman
77,780
383,207
Burdekin
300,971
1,442,024
CCS
Invicta
14.16
13.73
Pioneer
14.06
13.75
Kalamia
13.84
13.53
Inkerman
13.55
13.47
Burdekin
13.92
13.62
Weekly variety performance for region
Variety
%
CCS
Variety
%
CCS
Q240
42%
14.03
Q183
7%
13.59
KQ228
32%
14.06
WSRA17
7%
13.53
SRA23
7%
14.22
Q208
4%
13.49

Comments:
The Burdekin mills processed just over 300,000 tonnes of cane for the week, bringing the season-to-date total to more than 1.4M tonnes.
This represents just over 17% of the estimated crop.
Production was impacted this week by a number of unplanned stops as well as notified industrial action. The opportunity was taken during the stoppages to carry out necessary maintenance work.
The average weekly CCS was 13.92, which was above budget.
The highest CCS sample of 17.2 was from a rake of KQ228-1R in the Colevale (Pioneer) productivity district.
The number of reported near misses in the Burdekin rail network has been low so far this year. Drivers should not attempt to race the train.

John Tait
Cane Supply Manager
Burdekin Region

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